Saturday, June 12, 2021

Cold Brisket of Beef

Ingredients

  • Brisket
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Sodium nitrate
  • powder mace
  • cloves
  • allspice

Directions

  1. Cut brisket from the bones and lay in it a large dish or pan.
  2. Cover the brisket well with salt, pepper, and a little sodium nitrate. 
  3. Once seasoned cover it in the dish or pan and let stand for several days.
  4. Uncover the brisket after letting it sit for several days, then wipe off the dressing.
  5. Once the old dressing is wiped off and place it on a clean dish.
  6. Mix powder mace, cloves, and allspice together and spread thickly over the beef then roll it over several times and tie up well.
  7. Sew it up tightly in a cloth and boil slowly all day and then serve it cold.


Source — The Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Allen Jones
Louisiana Anthology
June 12, 2021

 

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